Newt: Donate To My Campaign And Together We'll Save Paul Ryan ... From People Like Me

Pushing his ongoing apology for attacking Paul Ryan's Medicare proposal to new heights, Newt Gingrich sent supporters an e-mail on Thursday requesting donations in order to promote the Ryan plan.

"The only way our country can win the future is by engaging our fellow citizens in serious discussions about major reform--not by avoiding hard choices," the e-mail reads. "Congressman Ryan has made a key contribution to entitlement reform, courageously starting the conversation about how to save and improve Medicare. And that's exactly the kind of national conversation I want our campaign to be about!"